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cbayer

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4. I have often thought that as well.

Reply to pinto (Reply #3)

Fri Mar 22, 2013, 02:24 PM

Mar 2013

Humans always seem to base their gods on a human form, even if they endow them with other things, like animal parts.

But I wonder how many actually believe that?

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Frans de Waal's Bottom-Up Morality: We're Not Good Because Of God [View all] cbayer Mar 2013 OP

Ronald Dworkin's last book - to be published posthumously - partially agrees with de Waal's views. Jim__ Mar 2013 #1

I have read a number of interesting reviews of this book cbayer Mar 2013 #2

Probably it in a nutshell... TreasonousBastard Mar 2013 #19

I agree with you, particularly your last line. cbayer Mar 2013 #20

And that's from the duality of our own nature, not... TreasonousBastard Mar 2013 #22

I've always been intrigued with the concept that - God didn't create humans, humans created god. pinto Mar 2013 #3

I have often thought that as well. cbayer Mar 2013 #4

In Plato's Euthyphro, Socrates asked the question Fortinbras Armstrong Mar 2013 #5

Good question without an answer, I would think cbayer Mar 2013 #6

I mainly said it to show that the question has been asked for a very long time Fortinbras Armstrong Mar 2013 #7

I hear you. This is some interesting research, though. cbayer Mar 2013 #8

The gods of Socrates' Greece skepticscott Mar 2013 #14

I think we can all agree that H. sap, as welll as other species, arrive in the world okasha Mar 2013 #9

I heard a great story on Science Friday today about babies. cbayer Mar 2013 #10

I don't remember the name of the study offhand,, but there was a seminal experiment okasha Mar 2013 #11

It's was Milgram's Obedience experiments. cbayer Mar 2013 #12

Thanks. okasha Mar 2013 #13

Got the book marions ghost Mar 2013 #15

You might also like Chimpanzee politics. cbayer Mar 2013 #16

Just noted that this is the same author - completely missed that. cbayer Mar 2013 #17

Thanks marions ghost Mar 2013 #18

Lol! Wait until someone tells her about the mold slime! cbayer Mar 2013 #21